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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Kino's house crowded with after the pearl's discovery?
(a) doctors.
(b) Oyster shells.
(c) Brown seaweed.
(d) Neighbors.

2. What is Kino's canoe made from?
(a) Fiberglass.
(b) Waterproof plaster.
(c) Broken shells made smooth.
(d) Wood.

3. What do the other canoeists do when Kino reacts to his pearl in Chapter 2?
(a) Paddle to him.
(b) Start diving on his oysters.
(c) Scream at him.
(d) Try to tip over his canoe.

4. What color is the water in Chapter 2 as Kino is diving?
(a) Bright green.
(b) Pale blue.
(c) Grey-green.
(d) Dark blue.

5. What do the villagers not trust to show them clear lines and boundaries?
(a) The spirits.
(b) Their minds.
(c) Their eyes.
(d) Their imagination.

6. What is Kino's wildest hope for Coyotito with the pearl?
(a) That he will have a rifle too.
(b) That he will own a canoe as well.
(c) That he will become a doctor.
(d) That he will go to school.

7. Which one of these things does Kino not put in his canoe in Chapter 2?
(a) A net.
(b) A basket.
(c) Two ropes.
(d) A diving rock.

8. Who watches Kino when he wakes up every morning?
(a) His dog.
(b) Coyotito.
(c) Their bird.
(d) Juana.

9. What is the first thing Juana does when she gets out of bed in Chapter 1?
(a) Lights a fire.
(b) Makes the bed.
(c) Checks on Coyotito.
(d) Get dressed.

10. What happened when the pearl buyers gave a fisherman a price that was too low?
(a) He went to the next town and got a better price.
(b) He killed one of the pearl buyers.
(c) He smashed his pearls to bits.
(d) He gave his pearls to the church.

11. Which of these things do not happen to a child with an insect sting in Chapter 1?
(a) Swelling.
(b) Seizures.
(c) Fever.
(d) Tightening Throat.

12. What does Juana say when she sees the large oyster in Kino's hand in Chapter 2?
(a) Crush it.
(b) Open it.
(c) I want it.
(d) Avoid the oyster.

13. After Kino dives in the water in Chapter 2, what song plays in his head?
(a) Song of Hope.
(b) Song of the Pearl that Might Be.
(c) Song of the Sea.
(d) Song of Diving.

14. What color does the narrator describe the beach sand as being in Chapter 2?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Tan.
(d) Yellow.

15. What is the thing of highest value for Kino and his family?
(a) His home.
(b) His snorkeling gear.
(c) His canoe.
(d) His carving stick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kino see when he looks at the pearl in Chapter 2?

2. Where does the doctor imagine the pearl will take him?

3. What surprising thing does Juana do after Coyotito is stung?

4. What song plays when Kino sees Juana making corncakes in Chapter 3?

5. What makes the insect that stings Coyotito fall into Coyotito's bed?

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